Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23

tfONeu 10y nre the otner Jay, together
with 400 bushels of grain and three horses
belonging TO Cross, two horses belonging
to the thrashing machine and separator,
and one horse belonging TO G.. W. Thorpe
of Swan Greek. No insurance.
+. u. Franklin, who is president of the
mutual publishing company, Boston, Will
locate a branch publishing house whose
territory shall be the western and middle
states on a sixty acre piece of land on the
Grand Trunk railroad at Pine Lake, which
is within few miles Of Lansing. Work
on the buildings will be begun this fall.
Second annual meeting of resident ar
tillery association of Michigan will che
held in representative hail, Lansing, Oct.
IL. All artillery men, whether members
of Michigan batteries or Others, but now
residing in this state, are eligible to mem
bership and are requested TO send their
names, battery and postofiice address to
President D. w Miles Hubbardston, or
Secretary {. j. Burnett Lansing.
j. c. Beardslee of Cedar Springs was
bitten by a pet dog 40 years ago and has
never felt any i'll results until Sunday the
nth inst, when he was taken with convul
sions. They grew worse and worse.
Finally after suffering terrible agony
the patient died. All the symptoms of
hydrophobia were developed. Deceased
was ~ years old, and had been IA respected
citizen in Cedar Springs for IA long time.
The prohibition state central committee,
in conference in Lansing with county
chairmen and prominent workers, re-
solved to send out "A financial agent TO
canvass every township for funds against
the next campaign. After ong discus
sion of the local option question the sense
of the meeting was seen TO he in favor of
heartily cooperating with this movement
when on ce started, but an apathy for TAX
ing inltlatOry steps for circulating county
petitions.
Miss c. \. Reamer has resigned her posi-
ton as lady principal of Hillsdale college,
and sails in few weeks for Honolulu
Sandwich islands, whore she has been en-
gagged to teach the higher English
branches in the government manual train
ing school for boys. She is to be accom-
panied hy Miss Dressler OF Akron, o., who
will take charge OF the lesser English
studies in the same school, which is under
the patronage of princess of the royal
house Of kamehameha.
In reply to inquiries Attorney General
Taggart states that clergymen and minis
tiers need not pay IS cents to county
clerks when filing certificates of marriage.
One full and explicit affidavit and license,
Tor which the clerk receives 80 cents, vii;
suffice for both contracting parties. These
documents may be made out by any
authorized person, but county clerks
should be very careful to learn the
authority Of such deputies and to issue
licenses only to those who have full
knowledge of facts To be set forth in the
affidavit.
Says the Grand Rapids Leader: The in
mates of the soldiers home now number
Oh, and those who have been out on fur
Tough all summer are beginning TO return
1t is expected the home will have 500 in
mates before the close of winter, and the
place will be crowded. Many OF the vet
Grams are putting in their time assisting
in the fixing up and adornment of the
home grounds but great part of The IN
spend their time ioafin < around, smoking
grumbling and playing cards. They have
three substantial meals "A day, and. with
out much exercise, il is not strange that
they get cranly occasionally. The health
OF the inmates Is first-class and the death
rate Is low.